When Amir got the call that his uncle was having health troubles, he did not quite understand the role that he was supposed to assume. His uncle had been living by himself and had kept his personal life private for many years. Amir gradually learned that his journey with dementia was not going to be the same as others' journeys. He had to become the guardian for his uncle, but he did not have to become the primary caregiver. Inspired by true events, The Fallen Leaf is a story about a man who lost his connections with all his surroundings due to dementia. Although ageing is inevitable in every man's life, we are often unprepared for dealing with the fact that we are becoming incapable of doing many of the things that we used to do. The Fallen Leaf is a story of one man's journey through, not only aging, but ageing alone and with dementia. A journey that his nephew had witnessed just after it started until it ended

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